Category Archives: Events listing

2018, 2018 Australia, Countries, Events listing, graphics, Resources

Australia: On 28 April VTHC will campaign for industrial manslaughter laws

April 10, 2018 Jawad

Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) is marking International Workers Memorial Day with a focus on industrial manslaughter legislation.

Boots and shoes will be laid out to represent each workplace fatality in Victoria over the past 12 months. VTHC will also run a forum on the campaign and a very striking poster has been produced.

Click on the image for a larger version or download the PDF here.

For further information contact Renata Musolino RMusolino@vthc.org.au
Victorian Trades Hall Council
www.ohsrep.org.au

2018, 2018 Croatia, BWI Croatia 2018, Countries, Events listing

Croatia: Healthy workplaces manage hazardous chemicals (SGH)

April 6, 2018 Jawad

Sindikat graditeljstva Hrvatske (SGH ), the Croatian affiliate of the global construction union BWI, observes every year at the end of April, a day or two before 28 April SGH traditionally organises a round table or conference.

This year on 27th April there will be a tripartite conference “Healthy workplaces manage hazardous chemicals.”

Further information:

Sindikat graditeljstva Hrvatske
Trade Union of Construction Industry of Croatia
t/f: +385 1 465 5014
m: +385 99 253 6590
domagoj.ferdebar@sgh.hr
www.sgh.hr

2018, 2018 Slovenia, 2018 Slovenia 2018, Countries, Events listing

Slovenia: SDGD press conference, exhibition and survey to mark 28 April

April 6, 2018 Jawad

Global construction federation BWI affiliate Sindikat Delavcev Gradbenih Dejavnosti Slovenije (SDGD) reports that on April 28th the construction union will hold a traditional press conference to inform the public about the Zveza svobodnih sindikatov Slovenije/ Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS) messages on the occasion of the World Health and Safety Day.

They will also have an online survey of occupational diseases and then publish the results with an exhibition planned for the 6th floor of the union HQ.

Traditionally, at the same time, they publish statistics for last year, how many injuries, occupational diseases, how many died …

One month ago, the union sent questions to the state authorities that kept official statistics on all of these and asked them to send the data by 19 April 2018.

They work on press and communication on April 28 from 2003 onwards every year.

2018, 2018 Spain, Countries, Events listing

Spain: Manifiesto de CCOO y UGT ‘Trabajo seguro es tu salud, es tu derecho’

April 6, 2018 Jawad

28 de abril 2018: Manifiesto de CCOO y UGT/manifesto prepared by CCOO and UGT.

2018 Canada, Countries, Events listing, graphics, Resources

Canada: Day of Mourning British Columbia

April 6, 2018 Jawad

Last year, 158 B.C. workers died from a workplace injury or disease. Now, families and communities are left to mourn.

Across Canada, April 28 has been designated the Day of Mourning. As workers, families, employers, and communities come together at ceremonies held around the province to remember those who have lost their lives to work-related incidents or occupational disease, and renew the commitment to creating healthy and safe workplaces.

Day of Mourning BC has published an excellent set of resources to support activities on International Workers’ Memorial Day.

2018, 2018 Scotland, Events listing

Scotland gets geared up for Workers’ Memorial Day

March 28, 2018 Jawad

Scottish union body STUC and safety campaign group Scottish Hazards have produced an online listing of International Workers’ Memorial Day events. With a month to go before the annual 28 April event, six events are already planned, in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkirk, Alexandria, Kilmarnock and Bonnyrigg.

Scottish Hazards/STUC listing of International Worker’s Memorial Day events in Scotland. TUC 28 April 2018 webpages. Email details of UK events to the TUC health and safety office to be included in the TUC listing. ITUC/Hazards 28 April 2018 international events and campaign website and theme announcement in English, Spanish and French. Hazards Campaign 28 April 2018 resources.
When tweeting details of your 28 April plans and resources, use the hashtag #iwmd18 Risks 840. 10 March 2018

2018, Events listing, News

USA: Webinars for organising on 28 April in English and Spanish

February 14, 2018 Jawad

The National Council for Occupation Safety and Health (NCOSH) is holding two Workers Memorial webinars:

In English – Thursday, 15 February, 2pm ET / 11am PT

In Spanish – Thursday, 22 February , 2pm ET / 11am PT
En español – Jueves, 2/22, 2pm ET / 11am PT

This Thursday, a panel of family members, worker center and COSH leaders and allies will discuss ways to promote a meaningful Workers Memorial Week including:

– Building relationships with families impacted by work fatalities

– Creating compelling stories behind the numbers

– Engaging and preparing injured and ill workers as spokespeople

– Getting the attention of journalists

Marcy Goldstein-Gelb
Co-Executive Director
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH)
www.nationalcosh.org
617-642-1878

2018, 2018 UK, Events listing, graphics, News, Resources

Britain: Resources for Workers’ Memorial Day

February 6, 2018 Jawad

Hazards Campaign has produced a set of useful resources for International Workers’ Memorial Day 2018 (#iwmd18) – download the order form here.

You can order commemorative purple ribbons, posters, car-stickers and high-vis waistcoats. These resources are ideal for your 28 April event, notice board, union office, workplace, ceremony or to simply hand out on the day.

Follow these links for details of Workers’ Memorial Day activities in the UK and worldwide.